Genesis 1:9:11Gen.1.9.W11PAT
וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
vayehikhen
“{And} it was thus”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-hi-KHEN
- Extended
- vah-yeh-hee-KHEHN
- IPA
- /waj.ə.hiː.ˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} it was thus
- French
- {Et} il en fut ainsi
- Spanish
- {Y} fue así
- Portuguese
- {E} foi assim
- German
- {Und} so war es
- Russian
- {И} стало так
- Arabic-Simplified
- وَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ
- Hindi
- {और} ऐसा हुआ
- Chinese-Simplified
- {并且}就这样成了
- Korean
- {그리고} 그대로 되었다
- Indonesian
- {Dan} demikian terjadi
- Bengali
- {এবং} তেমনই হলো
- Tagalog
- at nagkagayon
- Swahili
- {Na} ikawa hivyo
- Amharic
- {እና} እንዲሁ ሆነ
- Yoruba
- {Ati} ó rí bẹ́ẹ̀
- Igbo
- {Ma} ọ dị otu a
- Twi
- {Na} ɛyɛɛ saa
- Ewe
- {Eye} le alea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-hi-KHEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM yik-ka-VU ham-MA-yim mi-TA-khat ha-sha-MA-yim el-ma-KOM e-KHAD ve-te-ra-EH ha-yab-ba-SHA va-ye-hi-KHEN
In context — Genesis 1:9
God {And He} said let be gathered the waters from under the heavens to place one {and} let appear the dry land {And} it was thus
About this coordinate
Genesis 1:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Genesis 1:9, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃ (vayehikhen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.1.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.1.9.W11.S1) and character.